Improved clothes-drier



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AND RICHARD G. ELLIOTT.

Letters Patent No'. 94,822, dated September 14, 1869.

[MPROVEID QLOTHES-DRIER. j

The Schedule referred to in the'se Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom, it may concern: l

Be it known'that I, MARTLN R. Henman, of Norwalk, in the Stateof Ohio,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Driers; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference heilig had to the accompanyingdrawings, and letters ot' reference marked thereon, making a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the drier,with its arms folded down against the standard;

Figure 2 is a sideclevation of' the drier, with the arms spread out; and

Figure 3 is a plan view ofthe saine.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I nowproceed to describe its construction and operation.

Similar letters in the drawings refer to like parts.

This invention consists of a hub, in the periphery oi' which are pivotedfour or more radial arms, that may be extended to form theclothes-drier, or folded up, in combination with a second or smallerhub, in which are pivoted the ends ot' four or more radial bra-ccs thatsupport the aforesaid arms, and are movable, like them, both hubsbeing,r placed one above the other, upon a vertical post passing throughtheir centres-upon which post they slide freely, being moved .by pulleyson the top of the post, connected with a pulley in -the upper hub by acord, in such manner that the hubs and arms may he raised or loweredupon the post, to suit the convenience of the opera-tor, said posthaving a joint in it, by which to turn it'down, and said lmbs and armsbeing capable of folding together very coinpactly, whether remainingr inthe post or removed from it.

In the drawings- A is a vertical post, set in a foot-piece or in theground, and as high as it may be desired to elevate the clothes the postis intended to sustain. The post is made in two or more-paits,dividedcrosswise, the parts being hinged together, as seen at a, and having ahook and staple on the side opposite thehinge, as seen at a.

B is a wooden or metal hub, having an'oriice at the centre, by means ofwhich the hub is placed upon the post A, and having four or more gains,b', cut into it radially, inwhich gaius are pivoted, in any convenientmanner, the ends of arms b, the latter being made of anydesired length,and so inserted inthe hub as to be capable of folding downward towardthe foot A, and

having any required number of slanting notches, b", at Y positeextremities of which are jointed to the arms b. The braces are arrangedto fold inward ,toward the post, the hub C sliding down to enable themto do so.` Hooks d d, pivoted at their lower cnds to the outside of thehub G, fasten, at their upper.. ends, into eyes in the periphery of thehuh It, and serve to fasten the 'two hubs at the necessary distanceapart to keep the arms 7) extended 'and the cord b taut.

vIn the top of the post A is a metallic socket, into which extends a pinou the lower end of a block, E, containing a pair of sheaves, e e, whichblock is rotatory upon its pin in the socket.

To the underside of the hub B is attached another l block,"E, containinga single sheave.

A cord, h, is `attached firmly by 'one end to the hub B, passes thenceover one Aof the sheaves e, through a hole inthe hub B, under theshe'avein the block E',

up through a second hole in the hub B, over the other sheave c, and downthrough a third hole in the hub, whence a suiicient length ofthecorddependsfor raising and lowering the drying-apparatus by the aid ofthe pulleys.

The arms b may be folded compactly down upon the post A, or the hubs,arms, and pulleys may be removed entirely from the post, and folded bythemselves, for convenience in packing.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let- .ters Patent, is

The combination of the lmbs B C, arms b, braces c, jointed post A,blocks E E', and cords h b", all constructed and arranged to' operate asset forth.

MARTIN R. HELIKER. Witnesses:

C. B. STICKNEY', J. A. WILKINSON.

